Difference between revisions of "Introduction To Jacques Lacan"
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| − | Jacques Lacan is one of the most challenging and controversial contemporary thinkers, as well as the most influential psychoanalyst since Freud. Lacanian theory has reached far beyond the consulting room to engage with such diverse disciplines as [[literature]], [[film]], [[gender]] and [[social theory]]. This introduction provides an accessible guide to Lacanian oncepts and his writing on: | + | Jacques Lacan is one of the most challenging and controversial contemporary thinkers, as well as the most influential [[:Category:Psychoanalysts|psychoanalyst]] since [[Freud]]. Lacanian theory has reached far beyond the consulting room to engage with such diverse disciplines as [[literature]], [[film]], [[gender]] and [[social theory]]. This introduction provides an accessible guide to Lacanian oncepts and his writing on: |
| − | * the imaginary and the symbolic | + | * the [[imaginary]] and the [[symbolic]] |
| − | * the Oedipus complex and the meaning of the phallus | + | * the [[Oedipus]] [[complex]] and the [[meaning]] of the [[phallus]] |
| − | *the subject and the | + | * the [[subject]] and the u[[nconscious]] |
| − | *the real | + | * the [[real]] |
| − | *sexual difference. | + | * [[sexual difference]]. |
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| + | This introduction locates Lacan's work in the context of contemporary French thought and the history of [[psychoanalysis]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 17 May 2006
Jacques Lacan is one of the most challenging and controversial contemporary thinkers, as well as the most influential psychoanalyst since Freud. Lacanian theory has reached far beyond the consulting room to engage with such diverse disciplines as literature, film, gender and social theory. This introduction provides an accessible guide to Lacanian oncepts and his writing on:
- the imaginary and the symbolic
- the Oedipus complex and the meaning of the phallus
- the subject and the unconscious
- the real
- sexual difference.
This introduction locates Lacan's work in the context of contemporary French thought and the history of psychoanalysis.
